Computers in Writing Instruction
Greetings. The following materials are intended to provide an introduction to the use of Computers in Writing Instruction at the Elementary and Secondary Level. They were assembled from the World Wide Web, ERIC Database, and a variety of other bibliographic resources. Instructions for acquiring the full text of the ERIC records are presented at the end of this file.
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Alphabetically arranged listing of bibliographies
Categorically arranged listing of bibliographies
Internet Sites
Index of Sites for Elementary Children
World Writers
The E-Link: Electronic Elementary Magazine
MindsEye Curriculum Projects: The Monster Exchange Project
A Professor Responds by Computer to the Writing of Elementary Students
Resources for Writers and Writing Instructors
Modeling The Student Writer's Acquisition of Word Processing Skills
Compuer-based Writing Instruction Research at Texas Tech
Computer-assisted Writing Instruction
Internet/Computer Writing Resources for a Content-based Curriculum
Selecting Computer Softwares for Writing Instruction
Computer Assisted Writing Instruction
Citations from ERIC Database - Elementary
AN: EJ639710
AU: Fletcher,-David-C.
TI: Second Graders Decide When To Use Electronic Editing Tools.
PY: 2001
SO: Information-Technology-in-Childhood-Education-Annual; p155-74 2001
DEM: *Childrens-Writing; *Editing-; *Elementary-School-Students; *Word-Processing; *Writing-Instruction
DER: Action-Research; Class-Activities; Computer-Uses-in-Education; Educational-Research; Elementary-Education; Elementary-School-Teachers; Grade-2; Writing-Improvement
AB: Presents a case study of one second-grade teacher's classroom action research project in which she explores how and when students decided to use electronic editing tools to revise their writing. Discusses factors that influenced student's editing choices and their ability to work in pairs. Considers implications for the use of computers in literacy instruction and of action research. (JPB)
AN: EJ629378
AU: Castellani,-John; Jeffs,-Tara
TI: Emerging Reading and Writing Strategies Using Technology.
PY: 2001
SO: TEACHING-Exceptional-Children; v33 n5 p60-67 May-Jun 2001
DEM: *Computer-Assisted-Instruction; *Computer-Software; *Disabilities-; *Internet-; *Reading-Instruction; *Writing-Instruction
DER: Computer-Uses-in-Education; Elementary-Secondary-Education; Literacy-; World-Wide-Web
AB: This article discusses teaching strategies for reading and writing using computer software and Internet-based electronic materials for students with disabilities. Different types of educational software are described, along with prereading strategies, reading activities, and postreading activities. A list of literacy links on the World Wide Web is provided. (Contains references.) (CR)
AN: EJ625428
AU: Morgan,-Marilyn-R.-P.
TI: State of the Art: How Computer Technology Can Help Your Child Write Well.
PY: 2001
SO: Paths-of-Learning:-Options-for-Families-and-Communities; n8 p6-9 Spr 2001
NT: Theme issue title: "Relational Education."
DEM: *Computer-Uses-in-Education; *Creativity-; *Multimedia-Materials; *Process-Approach-Writing; *Revision-Written-Composition; *Writing-Instruction
DER: Electronic-Mail; Elementary-Secondary-Education; Higher-Education; Hypermedia-; Writing-Strategies
AB: Computers can help young writers learn to write well. Exercises for developing ideas, such as freewriting, are easily adapted to computers and enhanced by hypertext and thesaurus functions. Grammar and spell checks make editing easier, and the ability to rearrange text facilitates writing out of order and revision. Changing formats and fonts, exploring multimedia, and creating hypertext documents encourage creativity. (TD)
AN: EJ621981
AU: Dunn,-Sharon-Elise
TI: Technology: Where Is It Taking Us? A "Writing" Perspective.
PY: 2000
SO: Montessori-Life; v12 n1 p34-35 Win 2000
DEM: *Computer-Uses-in-Education; *Educational-Technology; *Writing-Instruction
DER: Cooperation-; Elementary-Education; Elementary-School-Students; Writing-Improvement; Writing-Processes
AB: Examined the positive and negative aspects of using computers to teach writing within a context of intensive teacher and peer feedback and support for fifth- and sixth- year Montessori students. Found that technology enhanced the writing process for creative, collaborative work and for peer response and editing. (KB)
AN: ED448457
AU: Dial-Driver,-Emily; Sesso,-Frank
TI: Thinking Outside the (Classroom) Box: The Transition from Traditional to On-Line Learning Communities.
PY: 2000
NT: Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the National Council of Teachers of English (Milwaukee, WI, November 16-13, 2000). Screen captures contain small type and may not reproduce well.
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DEM: *Computer-Assisted-Instruction; *Internet-; *Writing-Composition; *Writing-Instruction
DER: Elementary-Secondary-Education; Higher-Education
AB: The building of community generally means the creation of stronger, better realized writing; it is a strong argument for classes in which students learn and use all the writing tasks and principles, from pre-writing to authoring, and learn to trust each other enough to become vulnerable since sharing implies vulnerability. The question of how to build a community becomes key when faculty are faced with the demand to utilize technology, regardless of the reason for the demand. This paper gives an overview of how the Internet can be used by teachers and students and discusses online classes offered over the Internet, especially college/university composition classes. The paper outlines and describes some online composition classes offered at Rogers State University in Oklahoma. It provides extensive illustrations to help explain the system and to show the possibilities for creating an online writing community in which the teaching/learning community develops and interacts much as that community would function on site. Contains numerous screen captures of Web sites. (Contains 26 references.) (NKA)
AN: ED439390
AU: Fisher,-Douglas; Lapp,-Diane; Flood,-James
TI: Technology & Literacy: Is There a Positive Relationship?
PY: 1999
SO: The-California-Reader; v32 n4 p35-38 Sum 1999
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DEM: *Computer-Mediated-Communication; *Computer-Uses-in-Education; *Literacy-; *Portfolios-Background-Materials; *Writing-Instruction
DER: Educational-Technology; Elementary-Secondary-Education; Internet-; Literature-Reviews; Performance-Based-Assessment
AB: As computers become an integral part of classrooms, educators need to determine if there are uses of computers that are supported by research. Recent research has examined uses of technology in the classroom for writing instruction, electronic literacy environment, and electronic portfolios. Results of these studies on writing instruction indicate that technology helps children to focus on content rather than mechanics; encourages the production of more and better developed essays; and reduces the drudgery of editing. Research also demonstrates that accessing electronic literacy environments produces: increased specialized vocabulary and coherence; wide-ranging possibilities for communication and expression; and improved mechanics of writing. In terms of electronic portfolios, studies demonstrate that they encourage students to align their school work with performance standards; provide an opportunity for students to share their literacy development with others; increase knowledge of technology; and improve literacy overall. With support, teachers can add powerful computing tools to the host of instructional strategies they use to engage students in meaningful instruction. (Contains 22 references.) (RS)
AN: EJ597511
AU: Hodges,-Bob
TI: Electronic Books: Presentation Software Makes Writing More Fun.
PY: 1999
SO: Learning-and-Leading-with-Technology; v27 n1 p18-21 Sep 1999
DEM: *Computer-Uses-in-Education; *Courseware-; *Creative-Writing; *Multimedia-Materials
DER: Elementary-Education; Worksheets-; Writing-Instruction
AB: Describes the use of presentation software such as PowerPoint with elementary school students to create electronic books that use a combination of text, audio, and graphics. Discusses introducing the concept, planning the story on paper with the help of a worksheet, creating the story on the computer, and sharing stories. (LRW)
AN: EJ564174
AU: Owston,-Ronald-D.; Wideman,-Herbert-H.
TI: Word Processors and Children's Writing in a High-Computer-Access Setting.
PY: 1997
SO: Journal-of-Research-on-Computing-in-Education; v30 n2 p202-20 Win 1997
DEM: *Childrens-Writing; *Computer-Assisted-Instruction; *Word-Processing; *Writing-Instruction
DER: Educational-Technology; Elementary-Education; Grade-3; Grade-4; Grade-5; Holistic-Evaluation; Instructional-Effectiveness; Observation-
AB: A three-year study (grades 3-5) of two groups of elementary school students determined that writing quality improved in a high-computer-access school, as indicated by holistic measures of writing message (meaning and content quality) and medium (quality of the form and surface features). In-class observation supported the contention that word processors contributed to the improvement. (PEN)
AN: EJ563019
AU: Jankowski,-Leo
TI: Educational Computing: Why Use a Computer for Writing?
PY: 1998
SO: Learning-and-Leading-with-Technology; v25 n6 p30-33 Mar 1998
DEM: *Computer-Assisted-Instruction; *Writing-Instruction
DER: Assignments-; Educational-Technology; Elementary-Education; Illustrations-; Keyboarding-Data-Entry; Learning-Activities; Word-Processing
AB: Discusses using word processing programs with beginning writers, including story illustration and keyboarding. An approach to student writing with computers is outlined, highlighting planning, goals definition, and teacher and student aims. Sample student assignments and a sample writing task card are provided. (PEN)
AN: EJ563017
AU: Catchings,-Marilyn-H.; MacGregor,-Kim
TI: Stoking Creative Fires: Young Authors Use Software for Writing and Illustrating.
PY: 1998
SO: Learning-and-Leading-with-Technology; v25 n6 p20-24 Mar 1998
DEM: *Computer-Assisted-Instruction; *Creativity-; *Writing-Instruction
DER: Comparative-Analysis; Computer-Software-Evaluation; Cooperation-; Educational-Technology; Elementary-Education; Grade-1; Grade-4; Illustrations-; Instructional-Effectiveness; Visual-Literacy; Word-Processing
AB: Investigating the effects of computer paint programs, the authors observed two groups of first and fourth graders--one using crayons and word processors, the other using a paint program and word processors. Discusses student collaboration, visual/verbal literacy, creativity, advantages and disadvantages, and paint programs in the classroom. A table compares features of 13 paint programs. (PEN)
AN: ED415255
AU: Mott,-Michael-S.; Sumrall,-William-J.; Hodges,-M.-Lee
TI: Process and Computer-Based Elementary Writing Curriculum: A Review of Methods and Assessments.
PY: 1997
NT: Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association (26th, Memphis, TN, November 12-14, 1997).
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DEM: *Computer-Assisted-Instruction; *Educational-Assessment; *Elementary-School-Curriculum; *Writing-Instruction
DER: Computer-Software; Curriculum-Development; Elementary-Education; Elementary-School-Students; Qualitative-Research; Writing-Composition
AB: The purpose of this review of literature was to synthesize a wide range of both quantitative and qualitative studies of teacher implementation of computer-assisted writing curriculum methods. Studies on the effect of computer-assisted learning, the relationship of computers and children's writing, and assessment methods for traditional and electronic writing environments were reviewed. Computer platforms of word processing, interactive multimedia and hypermedia were juxtaposed with inherent problems of assessing these newly popular and proliferating writing curriculum environments. Potential obstacles, possible solutions, and new concerns for evaluating students' electronically published writings were addressed to illuminate available directions to the dilemma of teacher assessment of electronically created writings. (Contains 3 figures and 62 references.) (Author/SLD)
AN: EJ544732
AU: Roblyer,-M.-D.
TI: Technology and the Oops! Effect: Finding a Bias against Word Processing.
PY: 1997
SO: Learning-and-Leading-with-Technology; v24 n7 p14-16 Apr 1997
DEM: *Word-Processing; *Writing-Evaluation; *Writing-Instruction; *Writing-Research
DER: Comparative-Analysis; Computer-Uses-in-Education; Differences-; Elementary-Secondary-Education; Handwriting-; Higher-Education; Writing-Composition; Writing-Achievement
AB: Introduced to aid writing, word processing can cause unexpected problems for those who use it. Describes four studies in which raters gave word-processed essays consistently lower scores than handwritten essays. Reasons for the discrepancies were higher expectations for typed essays, ease of spotting text errors in typed text, and more difficulty in identifying author "voice." (PEN)
AN: EJ541590
AU: Allen,-Denise
TI: On-Screen Writing. Teaching with Technology.
PY: 1997
SO: Teaching-Pre-K-8; v27 n5 p18,23-24 Feb 1997
DEM: *Class-Activities; *Computer-Assisted-Instruction; *Computer-Software-Reviews; *Instructional-Materials; *Writing-Instruction
DER: Classroom-Techniques; Computer-Software-Selection; Elementary-Education; Instructional-Effectiveness; Language-Arts; Microcomputers-
AB: Reviews three computer software programs that can enhance children's story writing: (1) Sunbuddy Writer; (2) Sierra's School House; and (3) Snoopy's Campfire Stories. Describes the capabilities and features of each program as well as the possibilities for expansion. (AA)
AN: EJ540910
AU: Sturm,-Janet-M.; and-others
TI: How To Select Appropriate Software for Computer-Assisted Writing.
PY: 1997
SO: Intervention-in-School-and-Clinic; v32 n3 p148-61 Jan 1997
DEM: *Computer-Assisted-Instruction; *Computer-Software-Selection; *Decision-Making; *Learning-Disabilities; *Writing-Instruction
DER: Elementary-Secondary-Education; Writing-Composition
AB: This article provides teachers a framework for choosing computer software to assist with writing instruction for students with learning disabilities. The various writing problems that software programs can address are described. Appendices include a writing needs checklist, writing requirements checklist, and list of features of computer-supported writing. (CR)
AN: ED399537
AU: Raef,-Catherine-M.
TI: Improving Student Writing Skills through the Use of Technology.
PY: 1996
NT: M.A. Project, St. Xavier University.
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DEM: *Computer-Assisted-Instruction; *Student-Motivation; *Writing-Improvement; *Writing-Instruction; *Writing-Laboratories; *Writing-Skills
DER: Computers-; Elementary-Education; Whole-Language-Approach
AB: This report describes a program for the advancement of student writing skills. The targeted population consisted of elementary school students in a growing middle class community, located in a suburb of a large Midwestern city. The problem of low writing scores was documented in student writing samples, teaching observations, and scores from the Standard Achievement Test. Analysis of probable cause data revealed that students lacked quality models for writing; had limited background knowledge; received academic instruction with one emphasis; and lacked motivation to write. Faculty reported a weakness in students' writing skills. Reviews of curricula content and instructional strategies revealed an over emphasis on skilled subjects; a failure to incorporate whole language approaches; and a tendency for instruction to have only one emphasis. A review of solution strategies suggested by knowledgeable others, combined with an analysis of the problem setting, resulted in the selection of two major categories of intervention: the establishment of a Writer's Workshop in the classroom, and the incorporation of technology into the classroom to enhance the writing curriculum. Post-intervention data indicated an increase in student writing skills. Students' motivation to write increased as demonstrated by their observable behavior and documented work in the classroom setting. (Contains 18 references and 17 appendixes of research material, including 10 figures of data and student portfolio samples.) (Author/TB)
AN: EJ552458
AU: Dybdahl,-Claudia-S.; Shaw,-Donna-Gail; Blahous,-Emily
TI: The Impact of the Computer on Writing: No Simple Answers.
PY: 1997
JN: Computers-in-the-Schools; v13 n3-4 p41-53 1997
DE: Comparative-Analysis; Computer-Uses-in-Education; Elementary-Education; Grade-5; Study-; Writing-Skills
DE: *Computer-Assisted-Instruction; *Expository-Writing; *Writing-Achievement
AB: Describes a study of fifth graders that investigated whether students who compose on the computer write expository texts of longer length, and of better quality, than students composing by hand. Results indicate that the computer alone is not the key to facilitating highly proficient writing. (LRW)
AN: EJ541590
AU: Allen,-Denise
TI: On-Screen Writing. Teaching with Technology.
PY: 1997
JN: Teaching-Pre-K-8; v27 n5 p18,23-24 Feb 1997
DE: Classroom-Techniques; Computer-Software-Selection; Elementary-Education; Instructional-Effectiveness; Language-Arts; Microcomputers-
DE: *Class-Activities; *Computer-Assisted-Instruction; *Computer-Software-Reviews; *Instructional-Materials; *Writing-Instruction
AB: Reviews three computer software programs that can enhance children's story writing: (1) Sunbuddy Writer; (2) Sierra's School House; and (3) Snoopy's Campfire Stories. Describes the capabilities and features of each program as well as the possibilities for expansion. (AA)
AN: EJ539705
AU: Glasgow,-Jacqueline-N.
TI: It's My Turn! Part II: Motivating Young Readers Using CD-ROM Storybooks.
PY: 1997
JN: Learning-and-Leading-with-Technology; v24 n4 p18-22 Dec-Jan 1996-97
NT: For part one, see IR 534 046.
DE: Annotated-Bibliographies; Childrens-Literature; Elementary-Education; Poetry-; Reading-Motivation; Reading-Skills; Word-Processing; Writing-Skills
DE: *Beginning-Reading; *Computer-Assisted-Instruction; *Multimedia-Materials; *Optical-Data-Disks; *Story-Reading; *Student-Motivation
AB: Multimedia ties text to the words children hear and things they see by combining text, sound, and graphics, and it motivates young students to learn beginning reading and writing skills. Discusses multimedia programs that encourage beginning reading and writing and includes an annotated bibliography of CD-ROM storybooks, poetry collections, and composing programs. (PEN)
AN: EJ538523
AU: Ajello,-Tracey-S.; And-Others
TI: Idea Notebook. Quick Activities for Every Teacher.
PY: 1997
JN: Instructor; v106 n5 p16-17,22-25 Jan-Feb 1997
DE: Computer-Assisted-Instruction; Elementary-Education; Elementary-School-Students; Elementary-School-Teachers; History-Instruction; Language-Arts; Mathematics-Instruction; Picture-Books; Science-Instruction; Student-Developed-Materials; Teacher-Developed-Materials; Writing-Composition
DE: *Bulletin-Boards; *Class-Activities; *Classroom-Techniques; *Educational-Games
AB: Teachers' ideas for quick classroom activities include creating a garden-in-winter bulletin board, writing a science story, playing a Valentine's game, graphing vowels, averaging students' sizes, creating lifesize figures of historical people, making picture books, creating an idiom bulletin board, and sending school valentines to local hospitals. (SM)
AN: ED404040
AU: Casey,-Jean-M.
TI: Early Literacy: The Empowerment of Technology.
PY: 1997
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NT: 178 p.
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DE: Computer-Software; Computer-Uses-in-Education; Educational-Environment; Elementary-Education; Foreign-Countries; Futures-of-Society; Program-Evaluation; Teaching-Methods; Young-Children
DE: *Computer-Assisted-Instruction; *Educational-Technology; *Literacy-; *Literacy-Education; *Speech-Synthesizers
AB: Because computers fascinate young learners, they can be powerful teaching tools. Drawing on research conducted simultaneously by researchers in France, Spain, and the United States, this book shows how to use technology--specifically a word processor with voice synthesizer--to build literacy and encourage learning in elementary school students. The chapters are: (1) "The New Literacy," on what we know about how children learn to speak, read, write, and function in their culture; (2) "Birth of the Language Machine"; (3) "The Discovery of Written Language in the Computer Age," on Dr. Rachel Cohen's innovative work with computers and young children in France; (4) "A Computer Corner for Three-Year-Old Children," on the work of Spanish Researchers Dr. Gloria Medrano and Maria Luisa Herrero Nevela; (5) "Computers and Special Needs Students"; (6) "Writing to Read," on the implementation and effects of the Writing to Read Program; (7) "Software for Early Literacy," (8) "Integration of Computers into the Classroom"; (9) "Technology Program Evaluation"; (10) "The Problem of Change in the Culture of School," on why computer technology has been accepted into the school culture only so far as it supports existing practice; and (11) "Future Directions," on technology's continued impact on learning in and out of the classroom. The book's eight appendices include criteria for scoring writing samples, a list of software programs for early literacy, a teacher's checklist for integrating technology in the classroom, and a list of review sources on-line. Contains references. (HTH)
Citations from ERIC Database - Secondary
AN: EJ635391
AU: Vincent,-John
TI: The Role of Visually Rich Technology in Facilitating Children's Writing.
PY: 2001
SO: Journal-of-Computer-Assisted-Learning; v17 n3 p242-50 Sep 2001
NT: Special issue: Assessing Learning with ICT.
DEM: *Cognitive-Style; *Computer-Assisted-Instruction; *Courseware-; *Visual-Learning; *Writing-Composition
DER: Constructivism-Learning; Elementary-Education; Learning-Processes; Writing-Instruction; Writing-Research; Writing-Skills
AB: Discussion of elementary school children who have a preferred visual learning style focuses on a study that investigated the impact of the use of computers and a visually rich software program in a constructivist classroom environment on their writing. Results show an increase in volume and linguistic complexity in their writing skills. (LRW)
AN: EJ634595
AU: Karchmer,-Rachel-A.
TI: The Journey Ahead: Thirteen Teachers Reports How the Internet Influences Literacy and Literacy Instruction in Their K-12 Classrooms.
PY: 2001
SO: Reading-Research-Quarterly; v36 n4 p442-66 Oct-Dec 2001
DEM: *Computer-Uses-in-Education; *Internet-; *Literacy-; *Student-Motivation; *Writing-Attitudes; *Writing-Instruction
DER: Audience-Awareness; Elementary-Secondary-Education; Student-Attitudes
AB: Indicates that the teachers viewed the Internet's influence on reading as an extension of traditional literacy skills. Notes that the elementary teachers noticed an increase in their students' motivation to write when their work was published on the Internet for a greater audience, but the secondary teachers did not find that was the case. (SG)
AN: ED448457
AU: Dial-Driver,-Emily; Sesso,-Frank
TI: Thinking Outside the (Classroom) Box: The Transition from Traditional to On-Line Learning Communities.
PY: 2000
NT: Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the National Council of Teachers of English (Milwaukee, WI, November 16-13, 2000).Screen captures contain small type and may not reproduce well.
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DEM: *Computer-Assisted-Instruction; *Internet-; *Writing-Composition; *Writing-Instruction
DER: Elementary-Secondary-Education; Higher-Education
AB: The building of community generally means the creation of stronger, better realized writing; it is a strong argument for classes in which students learn and use all the writing tasks and principles, from pre-writing to authoring, and learn to trust each other enough to become vulnerable since sharing implies vulnerability. The question of how to build a community becomes key when faculty are faced with the demand to utilize technology, regardless of the reason for the demand. This paper gives an overview of how the Internet can be used by teachers and students and discusses online classes offered over the Internet, especially college/university composition classes. The paper outlines and describes some online composition classes offered at Rogers State University in Oklahoma. It provides extensive illustrations to help explain the
system and to show the possibilities for creating an online writing community in which the teaching/learning community develops and interacts much as that community would function on site. Contains numerous screen captures of Web sites. (Contains 26 references.) (NKA)
AN: EJ604251
AU: Kloza,-Brad
TI: Star Software.
PY: 2000
SO: Instructor-; v109 n6 p82-86 Mar 2000
DEM: *Computer-Software; *Computer-Uses-in-Education; *Educational-Games
DER: Beginning-Reading; Class-Activities; Computer-Games; Elementary-Secondary-Education; Learning-Activities; Mathematics-Education; Reading-Instruction; Science-Education; Social-Studies; Spelling-Instruction; Teaching-Methods; Writing-Instruction
AB: Presents a collection of computer software programs designed to spark learning enthusiasm at every grade level and across the curriculum. They include Reader Rabbit's Learn to Read, Spelling Power, Mind Twister Math, Community Construction Kit, Breaking the Code, Encarta Africana 2000, Virtual Serengeti, Operation: Frog (Deluxe), and My First Amazing Science Explorer. The article includes teachers' favorite programs. (SM)
AN: ED434354
AU: Dowling,-Carolyn
TI: Writing and Learning with Computers.
PY: 1999
AV: State Mutual Book & Periodical Service, Ltd., 521 Fifth Ave., 17th Floor, New York, NY 10175. Tel: 718-261-1704.
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DEM: *Computers-; *Hypermedia-; *Internet-; *Word-Processing; *Writing-Instruction
DER: Class-Activities; Critical-Theory; Elementary-Secondary-Education; Higher-Education
AB: Noting that technology is rapidly changing how people write, and why, this book explores the types of computer-mediated writing that can be undertaken by students of all ages and abilities, from elementary school through the university, both within and outside the classroom. It addresses such issues as whether there are computer programs that "teach" writing, critical theory, literacy, and writing to learn. The book helps teachers navigate these issues, exploring the new technologies impacting on writing--word processing, hypertext, and the Internet--and their successful integration in the classroom. Chapters in the book are: (1) Word Processing and the Writing Process; (2) Word Processing in the Classroom: Questions and Answers; (3) Word Processing in the Classroom: Activities for Students; (4) Hypertext in Theory and Practice; (5) Multimedia and Writing; (6) Multimedia in the Classroom; (7) The Internet: New Contexts for Writing; (8) Writing on the Internet: Questions and Answers; (9) Writing on the Internet: Activities for Students; and (10) Writing with Computers: What's Next? (Contains suggestions for further reading and an index.) (RS)
AN: EJ589850
AU: McKay,-Martin-D.
TI: Technology and Language Arts: Great Support for Every Classroom!
PY: 1998
SO: Book-Report; v17 n3 p33,36-37 Nov-Dec 1998
DEM: *Computer-Uses-in-Education; *Language-Arts; *Writing-Composition; *Writing-Instruction
DER: Computer-Software; Courseware-; Electronic-Mail; Elementary-Secondary-Education; Hypermedia-; Revision-Written-Composition; Small-Group-Instruction; World-Wide-Web; Writing-Evaluation
AB: Provides ideas for using computer technology in language arts classrooms, including learning the mechanics of writing; word choice; rewriting; small group formats; evaluation of writing; group-editing software; e-mail; writing for the Web; and hypertext. (LRW)
AN: EJ540910
AU: Sturm,-Janet-M.; and-others
TI: How To Select Appropriate Software for Computer-Assisted Writing.
PY: 1997
SO: Intervention-in-School-and-Clinic; v32 n3 p148-61 Jan 1997.
DEM: *Computer-Assisted-Instruction; *Computer-Software-Selection; *Decision-Making; *Learning-Disabilities; *Writing-Instruction
DER: Elementary-Secondary-Education; Writing-Composition
AB: This article provides teachers a framework for choosing computer software to assist with writing instruction for students with learning disabilities. The various writing problems that software programs can address are described. Appendices include a writing needs checklist, writing requirements checklist, and list of features of computer-supported writing. (CR)
AN: EJ531082
AU: Reed,-W.-Michael
TI: Assessing the Impact of Computer-Based Writing Instruction.
PY: 1996
SO: Journal-of-Research-on-Computing-in-Education; v28 n4 p418-37 Sum 1996
DEM: *Computer-Assisted-Instruction; *English-; *Language-Arts; *Writing-Instruction
DER: Courseware-; Elementary-Secondary-Education; Futures-of-Society; Higher-Education; Learner-Controlled-Instruction; Literature-Reviews; Research-Needs; Word-Processing; Writing-Composition
AB: Reviews the research on computer use in English language arts, predominantly writing, since 1987. Highlights include writing-process theory; learner control theory; zone of proximal development; word processing; composing process software; the Writing to Read program; and future research and directions. Contains 93 references. (Author/LRW)
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Author: Campbell, Hope.
Year: 1997
Publisher: Classroom Connect: Lancaster, Penn.
Title: Computers in the classroom: how teachers and students are using technology to transform learning.
Author: Gooden, Andrea R.
year: 1996
Publisher: San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Title: The impact of technology on writing by fourth grade students.
Author: Boyd, Ronald A.
Year: 1996
Publisher: Thesis (M.Ed.)--Mercer University, Atlanta.
Title: Computers as a writing tool: a learning package for eighth grade students.
Author: Burnside, Patricia.
year: 1991
Publisher: Thesis (M.S.)--New York Institute of Technology.
Title: A handbook of writing activities for elementary students with an emphasis on technology. Master's project
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Year: 1992
Publisher: University of Dayton.
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Publisher: Athens, Ga.: National Reading Research Center.
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